EXECUTIVE ORDER MJF 97-45

Bond Allocation-Parish of Ascension

WHEREAS: pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (hereafter "the Act") and Act 51 of the 1986 Regular
Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Executive Order MJF 96-25 (hereafter "MJF 96-25") was issued on August 27,
1996, to establish (1) a method for allocating bonds subject to private activity bond volume limits, including the
method of allocating bonds subject to the private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year of 1997 (hereafter
"the 1997 Ceiling"); (2) the procedure for obtaining an allocation of bonds under the 1997 Ceiling; and (3) a system
of central record keeping for such allocations; and

WHEREAS: the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana, has requested an allocation from the 1997 Ceiling to
be used in connection with the acquisition, construction, and installation of a solid waste sewage disposal facility at
the Geismar site plant complex of Allied Signal, Inc., located at 5525 Highway 3115, Carville, LA, in accordance
with the provisions of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

NOW THEREFORE I, M.J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR., Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority
vested by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:

SECTION 1: The bond issue, as described in this Section, shall be and is hereby granted an allocation from the
1997 Ceiling as follows:

Amount of Allocation

Name of Issuer

Name of Project

$2,000,000

Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana

Allied Signal, Inc.

SECTION 2: The granted allocation shall be used only for the bond issue described in Section 1 and for the
general purpose set forth in the "Application for Allocation of a Portion of the State of Louisiana's Private Activity
Bond Ceiling" submitted in connection with the bond issue described in Section 1.

SECTION 3: The granted allocation shall be valid and in full force and effect, provided that such bonds are
delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or before December 23, 1997.

SECTION 4: All references in this Order to the singular shall include the plural, and all plural references shall
include the singular.

SECTION 5: The undersigned certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the granted allocation was not made in
consideration of any bribe, gift, or gratuity, or any direct or indirect contribution to any political campaign. The
undersigned also certifies that the granted allocation meets the requirements of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.

SECTION 6: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until amended, modified,
terminated, or rescinded by the Governor, or terminated by operation of law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of
Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the City of Baton Rouge, on this 10th day of November, 1997.